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Re: State of the Union Address

Originally Posted by yobarnacle

How long can your personal finances sustain DEFICIT spending?

Especially when you keep taking jobs for lower and lower pay!

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Re: State of the Union Address

You imply that the middle class has gotten a message about 'tax cuts for the rich' and completely ignore the 'reduce spending' part of the question of the poll you reference.

WRONG! Where there NO Republicans on the debt commission? Were their recommendations ONLY tax related?

I didn't ignore it at all, in fact I noted that the only way in the last 30 years we have significantly reduced the deficit is when we both cut spending and increased taxes.

The congressional Republicans rejected the debt commissions proposals to increase taxes as it goes against the pledge they made to their benefactors.

Treat the earth well: it was not given to you by your parents, it was loaned to you by your children. We do not inherit the Earth from our Ancestors, we borrow it from our Children. ~ Ancient American Indian Proverb

Re: State of the Union Address

So you suggest that people only contribute what they want to the government, and if that doesn't leave enough money for an imperialistic sized military that would be fine with you?

We spend almost as much of the rest of the world combined on the military. Until we are prepared to slash that kind of overspending, talk of tax cuts is nonsense.

Again, no specifics, just rhetoric. how much, Catawba? Stop diverting. The current Military budget is about 750 billion, cut how much? Talk by liberals of sending more money to the govt. is nonsense but apparently you believe the govt. needs the money more than the taxpayers